Author Kenneth N. Green To Speak About His Book I’m From Division Street On May 1 at Temple Chai in Long Grove

Posted By Dorothy Weinberg, Community Contributor

Author Kenneth N. Green's book, I'm From Division Street, tells his comeback story growing up in Chicago's Humboldt Park. The book also describes the neighborhood during the time he grew up there and profiles famous and successful people who had their roots in the neighborhood. He will be discussing his book at a fundraiser for Temple Chai in Long Grove on Thursday, May 1.

Author Kenneth N. Green's book, I'm From Division Street, tells his comeback story growing up in Chicago's Humboldt Park. The book also describes the neighborhood during the time he grew up there and profiles famous and successful people who had their roots in the neighborhood. He will be discussing his book at a fundraiser for Temple Chai in Long Grove on Thursday, May 1. (Posted By Dorothy Weinberg, Community Contributor)

Posted By Dorothy Weinberg, Community Contributor

Author/Attorney/Boxer Kenneth N. Green will speak about his book, I'm From Division Street,at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, at Temple Chai, located at 1670 Checker Road, Long Grove, IL 60047. Refreshments will be provided. There is no charge to attend. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and the author will sign copies sold. A portion of the sales will be donated to the temple. For further information and to attend call the temple office at 847-537-1771 or email chaiguysbrotherhood@gmail.com.

I'm From Division Street is the author's Rocky-like comeback story. The book tells how he rose from poverty, academic problems, and anti-Semitism growing up in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood to success as a Defense Attorney, Retired Chief of Public Defenders in Los Angeles County, Adjunct Professor at UCLA, boxer inducted into the California Boxing Hall of Fame, becoming a Reserve Police Officer at the age of 68, and a single parent of a son. Ken Green also served in the U.S. Army while in Korea. He is listed in "Who's Who in America." His book also vividly describes the Humboldt Park neighborhood during the period when he grew up during the 1940's and 1950's and profiles famous and successful Jewish people who had their roots in that neighborhood.

Ken Green has residences in the Los Angeles area and in Chicago, where he returns four times a year. His website is kengreenesq.wordpress.com.